Semir Mujkić, Author at Detektor

Two witnesses testifying in defense of Gavrilo Stevic, who has been charged with going to the Ukrainian battlefront, said today that they did not know whether the defendant stayed in the war region and described him as a poet and “religious mystic” who went to Russia to prevent conflicts.

Several people suspected of going to fight in Syria on behalf of the so-called Islamic State have arrived by plane in Sarajevo and have been detained, the Bosnian state prosecution confirmed.

The UN court in The Hague has scheduled former Bosnian Serb military chief’s appeal against his conviction for genocide and other wartime crimes for March 17, 2020. The appeals chamber of Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals has scheduled Ratko Mladic’s appeal for March 17 next year, as the former Bosnian Serb military commander challenges the first-instance verdict sentencing him to life imprisonment.

Bosnia’s chief state prosecutor Gordana Tadic defended the small number of war-crime indictments issued this year, insisting that her office’s work is going to plan.

Sensationalist media reporting about terrorism and violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina exaggerates the phenomenon, spreading fear while distorting public understanding of a complex issue.

Salafist preachers, or Da’is, are harnessing the power of social media to increase their influence in Bosnia, dialing down their rhetoric but still challenging fundamental rights.

Salafist preachers, or Da’is, are harnessing the power of social media to increase their influence in Bosnia, dialing down their rhetoric but still challenging fundamental rights.

The UN court in The Hague rejected former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic’s attempt to get judges he accuses of being biased against him disqualified from ruling on his attempts to appeal against his sentence.

The trial of Gavrilo Stevic, a Bosnian Serb charged with going to the conflict zone in Ukraine as part of a pro-Russian separatist militia unit, opened at the Bosnian state court.

The authorities are making preparations to reintegrate Bosnian supporters of Islamic State when they return from camps in Syria – and considering whether female ISIS followers should be prosecuted for joining the militants.

Semir Mujkić

Witnesses Speak about Defendant Gavrilo Stevic’s Personality

Suspected Syria Fighters Flown to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic’s Appeal Set for March 2020

Bosnia Tackling Huge War Case Backlog, Chief Prosecutor Insists

Episode 108: Bosnian Media Reports on Terrorism Spread Fear and Misinformation

Episode 107: Bosnian Salafist Preachers Calibrate Message to Growing Audience

Bosnian Salafist Preachers Calibrate Message to Growing Audience

Radovan Karadzic’s Attempt to Remove ‘Biased’ Judges Rejected

Bosnian Citizen Tried for Joining Ukrainian Separatist Unit

Episode 106: Bosnia Nervously Awaits ISIS Women and Children’s Return

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